Title 36, Commercial Code

A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person domiciled in, organized under the laws of, doing business, or maintaining his or its principal place of business in, this State as to any cause of action.

(A) A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person who acts directly or by an agent as to a cause of action arising from the person's: (1) transacting any business in this State; (2) contracting to supply services or things in the State; (3) commission of a tortious act…

When the exercise of personal jurisdiction is authorized by this section, service may be made outside the State.

A court of this State may exercise jurisdiction on any other basis authorized by law.

(1) When the law of this State authorizes service outside this State, the service, when reasonably calculated to give actual notice, may be made: (a) by personal delivery in the manner prescribed for service within the State; (b) in the manner prescribed by the law of the place i…

Service outside this State may be made by an individual permitted to make service of process under the law of this State or under the law of the place in which the service is made or who is designated by a court of this State.

When the law of this State requires that in order to effect service one or more designated individuals be served, service outside the State under this section must be made upon the designated individual or individuals.

This chapter does not repeal or modify any other law of this State permitting another procedure for service.